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In this unit we learn about skills that are needed for language. In particular there are four main skills- receptive skills (reading and listening) and productive skills (speaking and writing). All these skills are important as each other. It mentions that we use these skills for either purpose or pleasure. Although these skills are the building blocks for language, we also acquire many other skills that helps us put the information we revived for these basic skills into context and to make sense of what information we have been given. Other skills include predictive skills, scanning for information, skimming to get a general idea, detailed information and deduction from context. This unit also highlights the problems that may occurr when teaching language therefore pre-vocabulary teaching and choice to text is very important. It is important to choice wisely and cater for the need of the students' interests to keep them engaged in the lesson. An important concept of developing receptive skills is that comprehension is a must and picking a suitable task is vital.
